This is a list ranking notable video game releases of 2009.
Masterpiece Releases
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
★★★★★
First-Person Shooter
Infinity Ward (USA)
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Excellent Releases
Batman: Arkham Asylum
★★★★½
Third-Person Action-Adventure
Rocksteady Studios (UK)
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
★★★★½
Third-Person Action-Adventure
Naughty Dog (USA)
PlayStation 3
Dragon Age: Origins
★★★★½
Third-Person Role-Playing
BioWare (Canada)
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Assassin’s Creed II
★★★★½
Third-Person Action-Adventure
Ubisoft Montreal (Canada)
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Street Fighter IV
★★★★½
3D Fighting
Capcom / Dimps (Japan)
Windows
Great Releases
flower
★★★★
Calm Exploration
Thatgamecompany (USA)
PlayStation 3
Killzone 2
★★★★
First-Person Shooter
Guerrilla Games (Netherlands)
PlayStation 3
Good Releases
Resident Evil 5
★★★½
Third-Person Survival Horror
Capcom (Japan)
Windows
Demon’s Souls
★★★½
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
First-Person Tactical Shooter
Codemasters (UK)
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Arma II
First-Person Tactical Shooter
Bohemia Interactive (Czech Republic)
Windows
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
WWII Combat Flight Simulation
Gaijin Entertainment (Hungary)
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Indie 2D Physics Puzzle
Petri Purho (Finland)
Windows
And Yet It Moves
Indie 2D Puzzle Platformer
Broken Rules (Austria)
Windows
Blueberry Garden
Indie 2D Puzzle Platformer
Erik Svedäng (Sweden)
Windows
Plants vs. Zombies
★★★½
The Path
Indie Third-Person Experimental Psychological Horror
Tale of Tales (Belgium)
Windows
The Void
Indie First-Person Experimental
Ice-Pick Lodge (Kazakhstan)
Windows
Risen
Third-Person Action Role-Playing
Piranha Bytes (Germany)
Windows, Xbox 360
Trine
3D Sidescrolling Puzzle Platformer
Frozenbyte (Finland)
Windows, PlayStation 3
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Indie First-Person Base Jumping
Dejobaan Games (USA)
Windows
Battlefield Heroes
★★★
PC-Releases of Console Exclusives
Braid
★★★★½
Indie 2D Puzzle-Platformer
Number None (USA)
Windows
Mirror’s Edge
★★★★